Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis caused by Cladophialophora bantiana in a Brazilian drug abuser

Journal of Medical and Veterinary Mycology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 427-431

  Walz, R ^a   Bianchin, M ^a   Chaves, M L ^a   Cerski, M R ^a   Severo, L C ^b,d   Londero, A T ^c  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b Inst de Pesquisa e Diagnostico   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^d IPD Santa Casa   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis; Cladophialophora bantiana; Drug abuse; Persistent neutrophilic meningitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG ABUSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PHAEOHYPHOMYCOSIS;

CLADOPHIALOPHORA BANTIANA;

EID: 80051709468     PISSN: 02681218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02681219780001541     Document Type: Article

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